#ElectrifyEverything @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au

China setting the standards for renewables.

MAGA US = more risk, less safe US safety rules turn in wrong direction MAGA tells Americans they’re “safer,” but blocks cockpit‑safety rules, guts pollution rules, kneecaps workplace & product standards so corporations have less constraints, consumers get more risk www.linkedin.com/posts/raywil...

Savings of $150,000 to $200,000 per year! How? 15 rooftop solar systems, with 6 complete. Savings pay for teachers! I especially love that this solar is being deployed in West Virginia, dominated by expensive coal. Solar power is powerful and wonderful. electrek.co/2026/02/25/t... #energysky

ICYMI: New online! Extreme events and river biodiversity under climate change

China vehicle standards beat Aus NVES Stuff we buy from elsewhere ought be the high national standard applied in country of origin "Best Available" law Aus imports meet highest standard - Aus standard, or goods built at higher standard for domestic sale in country of origin bsky.app/profile/prof...

This is not unusual, this is the norm, when we embrace the technology that is ready to deploy TODAY to improve the Air Quality and reduce Green House Gas emissions, those technologies always have additional benefits. With schools, time after time, it's better pay for teachers, more teachers...

Vic Parlt public Inquiry into Electricity Supply for EEV's. There's some pretty neat submissions by charging networks EVIE, JOLT, EVSE, EVX etc and submissions by @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au Prof Peter Newman and heaps more. Some interesting reads. #EVs

Suppose Trump gave a trade war and no one came? What if we kick the whole MAGA mob to the curb? We could at least start with substantive recalibration, no? Suppose we stopped inviting the obnoxious privileged bully to our birthday parties? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Acquiring specific knowledge (like learning how to ID birds) may help with cognitive decline. Yep that's right, birding is good for your brain! 🧪 🧠 www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

War is hell So is coal Solar shines on Ukraine bsky.app/profile/prof...

NEW: Trump’s DoJ ordered New York SVU and New Mexico to stop investigating Epstein in 2019. www.justsecurity.org/132230/fbi-s...

The US women’s hockey gold medal winners refusing to go to Trump’s White House, and the US men’s hockey gold medal winners enthusiastically going to Trump’s White House, would actually say an awful lot about the broken state of the United States right now.

Oh fuck no. This one Russian backed too?

Anthropogenic Global Warming, Genocidal Corruption, & the Destruction of Democracy The Fossil Fuel Industry, Libertarian/Conservative/Neo-Liberal Political Parties, ‘Think Tanks’, & Their Complicit ‘News’ Agencies: Follow The Money 🧵 #koch #atlas #heartland #gwpf www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Olympic bob sledders on the tele Here's some rare (not rare) footage of one of the early Australian teams in training Winter Olympics youtu.be/S2xX8K131Nk?... Hey Hey it's Saturday | Red Faces | The Bobsled Team | Winter Olympics Parody | 1988

It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today. Streets for people. HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after

A horrible tragedy because of Russia: in Sumy region,drone attacked two brothers (17and 24 years old) An ambulance arrived to evacuate them.As they were driving towards the hospital, another Russian drone attacked the vehicle:brothers,the paramedic,her husband,a police officer,were killed.

Exactly. Now is an opportunity to actually be convinced the #US Administration is organised crime running on bribes and threats. We just need to ease away as far and as fast as possible.

Early Japan exports cheap & derivative, evolved in 1980s quality systems, R&D & scale made Japan global leader in autos & electronics Korea faster on same path emerged 2000s China even faster, emerging 2015s leading in solar, EVs, batteries, more The dragon no longer sleeps It builds the future

Seems sensible, reasonable, rational, sane, far-sighted, wise - missed anything? Oh yes - self-preserving. Passing strange that any government policy or action would be in opposition to any of these. Is there more at play, apart from ineptitude at such a scale. What happened to common sense?

Toad Trump of Toad Hall Hess criticises US Administration at Olympics Trump labels Hess as “real loser” Hess offers 'L' sign to Trump Olympian stands up to C***-in-chief C'mon @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social Let's pick our friends Bin the bully

Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years www.bbc.com/news/article...

Let's say no, and mean it Australia ought evict Toad of Toad Hall Trump Redefine Australian strategic and economic posture Let's diminish relationship with US, harden our autonomy in trade and security policy, align more forthrightly with partners not engaged in both economic and cultural warfare

Highly recommend. The jaw dropper moment for me was when a speaker talked about how Canada is seen as a fresh new market of customers for privatized healthcare because so many Americans can’t afford it anymore. In other words, parasites looking for their next host.

i'm trying to think of a worse way to think about this question and i don't think i actually can.

While renewables boom in WA, WA electric vehicle adoption is half the global adoption rate of 25% If WA's vehicle fleet was 25% electric in 2026 with renewables penetration at 55%, WA transport emissions would be down more than 10% Average age WA vehicle fleet ~11 years #wapol

A decision reaching financial investment decision (FID) to build a solar farm today will result in an operating solar farm in 2028 Same FID decision taken to build a coal-fired power station today will result on average in an operating coal plant in 2032 Nuclear? At least 2034, likely longer

This is gonna cause the electricity regulators in Australia some angst, no? China using ceiling-mounted EV chargers installed on motorised tracks in car parks Charging unit automatically moves to specific bays offering a flexible delivery, eliminates need for dedicated charging stall

How it started - vs - how it's going Batteries included Chinese Spring Festival Visibly huge progress in Unitree H1 robots 2025 to 2026: more fluid, autonomous movements in martial arts routines with humans Boston Dynamics Atlas still ahead? Perhaps, but no doubt Unitree has caught up

Connections between biodiversity and climate (CBC): check out the conference we are organising in Leipzig: @cbc-conference.bsky.social cbc-conference.org Lineup of fantastic keynote speakers from different disciplines, sessions across different facets of CBC! @unileipzig.bsky.social @ufz.de

#FunFacts on wind turbines #42: Size a 250m high wind turbine appears to human eye 2km: clenched fist at arm’s length 5km 1.5 thumb‑widths (or a golf ball) at arm’s length (most distant turbine in pic) 10km: <1 thumb‑width at arm’s length 15km: arm’s length index fingernail or 10mm aspirin

If your nation imports fossil-fuelled cars, and refuels cars on imported fuel, and also has sunshine and wind, well, why? The future is electric bsky.app/profile/prof... Let's stop burning stuff

What does the fastest energy transition in human history look like on the ground? Projects being built, more being planned Tomorrow, 19 February 2026, Perth, Western Australia IDC events.idc-online.com/upcoming-con...

🫠 permafrost melting means what again?

“Our transition to EVs is aimed at ensuring our energy sovereignty,” said Ethiopia’s state minister for transport and logistics. “As a net importer of fuel, we are affected by global supply and price fluctuations. In contrast, EVs use electricity, which we produce locally and can price ourselves.”

In Dec 2025, Russia’s monthly fossil fuel export revenues saw a marginal 2% month-on-month decline to EUR500M per day, 2nd lowest figure since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine Monthly export volumes show same 2% M-o-M reduction energyandcleanair.org/december-202... @creacleanair.bsky.social

Bad immigrants. My @smh cartoon.

My professional opinion as an ecologist: 3°C heating takes out most biodiversity on planet Earth Most species live in less than a 2°C range of climate zones A brief explainer bsky.app/profile/prof...

Accessible tram stops have to be built so everyone can use the low floor trams. So why not build them on Sydney Road route 19 before the nearby Upfield line closes for months of level crossing removal works?

Into recycling? hashtags from 2014 still relevant #ludlaming making bad situation better #hildebranding awkie self promotion #joshing statement that sounded plausible but wasn’t (#milkshakeduck of energy) #australiansforcoal implausible team #PutYourIronOut was part of #MorePopularThanAbbott

The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far). And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!

Even better: The Continuous Sidewalk. ​Instead of forcing people to step down into the street, we make the cars step up into the pedestrian space. It prioritizes the person walking or rolling, keeps the path level for accessibility, and physically forces drivers to slow down.

tl;dr Japan auto is fooked

Its 2026 and there are *hints* that Suzuki may release an EV Madness evsandbeyond.co.nz/australian-e...

The gradual decrease in the price of oil is making the US interference in Venezuela look more foolish every day. Old men thinking old thoughts.

Japan core national champion industry? Car manufacturing and export - losing technological leadership in electrification #EVs responsible for almost all global demand growth in vehicles Losing future export volumes will impact income national revenues bsky.app/profile/prof...

Australia’s solar waste investigation raises an interesting question of consistency. Where is the inquiry into mandatory 100% recycling of fossil fuel waste streams?

“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔 (From @crindivisible.bsky.social )